§ 7-103.2. Severe weather conditions; virtual education days
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 7-103.2
§ 7-103.2. Severe weather conditions; virtual education days
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a county board may authorize the county superintendent, in cases of severe weather conditions, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county during a severe weather event.
(b) Before a county board may authorize the county superintendent to provide virtual education days to students in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the county board shall:
(c)(1) A county board shall publish the county board's plan for the use of virtual education days on the school system's website.
(d) A county superintendent may decide to provide a day of virtual education for public school students in the county only if:
(e)(1) If a county superintendent decides to provide a virtual education day for public school students in the county, the county superintendent shall notify the school principals as soon as possible after the decision is made.
(f)(1) A virtual education day shall consist of not less than 4 hours of synchronous instruction, and asynchronous instruction designed to maximize the advantages of online access.
(g) If a county board of education provides a day of virtual education for public school students in the county, the local school system shall offer public school employees who are not assigned to work during the virtual education day an opportunity to make up the lost work through other duties before the beginning of the next school year.
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Added by Acts 2023, c. 804, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 7-103.2, MD EDUC § 7-103.2
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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